Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says his team spend no time practicing penalties after it stepped up in a shootout to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.

Juanfran struck the decisive spot kick as Atletico claimed an 8-7 penalty shootout win over PSV after the last-16 tie finished locked at 0-0 following a scoreless draw at the Vicente Calderon.

"We don't practice penalties because it makes no sense," he said. "[Assistant] German Burgos chose the players for the shootout last year against Bayer Leverkusen and he did it again tonight. We have to congratulate him. It was tough last year and it was tough tonight because it's not easy in these situations. It was like a chess game."

He added: "I'm delighted to get into the quarterfinals. Behind Juanfran's winning penalty is a lot of hard work from a lot of people and it's a great thrill for us to be in the quarters. We will continue competing and we won't underestimate what it means to get to the last eight."